Thursday, February 25, 2010

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have detained a former
telecommunications company executive whose life in the fast lane was
allegedly fuelled by a multimillion-ringgit pornography operation.
The
34-year-old suspect who reportedly amassed RM11mil through the porn SMS
operation, via his company, over several years, was picked up by a team
of policemen from the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation
Department at about 10pm on Tuesday.
It is learnt the man was
with his family at their home in Putra Heights near Subang Jaya at the
time of the arrest.
The arrest followed a police report filed
last week on the multimillion-ringgit service operated by the suspect.
Initial
investigations revealed that the man had allegedly
masterminded the sales of short message service (SMS) which offered
three-minute pornographic video clippings to subscribers.
It is
understood that the man charged RM3 for each pornographic SMS which he
sent to subscribers over the years, amassing millions of ringgit.
According
to a police officer who declined to be named, although the suspect
earned about RM4,000 a month, he owned a Porsche and BMW cars,
purportedly through the sale of the porn SMSes.
On Wednesday, the
police obtained a three-day remand order at the Jalan Duta Court
Complex here to facilitate investigations.
Among others, the
police are investigating whether the suspect had operated alone or had
accomplices.
The case is being investigated under Section 233 of
the Communication and Multimedia Act 1998, that is, improper use of
network facilities or network service.
It is learnt the suspect
was suspended by a telecommunication company before he allegedly started
the pornographic SMS racket. -- Bernama